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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - June 30, 2018

By Kīlauea June 30, 2018

Activity continues in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone
 

Fissure 8 erupting with lava flowing out of it
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Fountains from the fissure 8 spatter cone continue to supply lava to an open channel. The spatter cone is now about 55 m (180 ft) tall at its highest point. As observed during this morning's helicopter overflight, the fountains rarely rise above the rim of the spatter cone.
Lava channels coming from a distant fissure
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Lava from fissure 8 is fed into a channel that travels about 13 km (8 mi) to the sea. A plumemarks the location of fissure 8, visible in the upper right; a small plume in the upper center marks the location of fissure 22. Each morning, HVO field crews conduct an overflight of the lava channel to determine if there have been any overflows. Intermittent small, short-lived overflows have occurred, but these overflows rarely extend beyond the existing flow field.
Lava flowing around islands of older lava in a lava channel
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Lava flows around islands in the lava channel. The direction of flow is from the upper right to lower left. Field crews can make a rough calculation of velocity by timing large blocks as they pass between two landmarks that are a known distance apart.
Lava entering Kapoho Bay area
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At the Kapoho coast, lava enters the ocean along the northern margin of the flow field. 
Ocean entries from lava flows
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Lava was entering the ocean over a broad area this morning. This image shows an active entry area along the northern flow front at Kapoho. View to the south.
A geologist stands in a field with a video camera recording a fissure eruption in the distance.
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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matt Patrick acquires video of fissure 8 and the lava channel from Pohoiki Road/Highway 132. The video is used to document fountain behavior and lava flow characteristics, and how they change with time.

Small rockfalls at Kīlauea Volcano's summit
 

View of the summit with dust rising from a small rockfall
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View of Kīlauea Volcano's summit. The brown visible dust coming from Halema‘uma‘u is from rockfalls.

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